The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the impact of ageism on the human rights of older people here at home and all around the world. In response, GRAN has recently endorsed a letter written by Margaret Gillis, President of the International Longevity Centre, directed to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Seniors, urging Canada to show immediate and decisive leadership in supporting a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. The full text of Margaret’s letter is available here.
30, 09, 2021
October 1st of every year marks the International Day of Older Persons. It is an occasion to celebrate older persons’ contributions to society. It is also an opportunity... Read more
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HelpAge International has just released Bearing the Brunt, a report on the impact of COVID-... Read more
07, 01, 2021
“It is time to show leadership on protecting the rights of Grandma and other older people. To show appreciation for the enormous contributions that older people make to families... Read more
29, 09, 2020
This October 1st marks the 30th anniversary of International Day of Older Persons, an occasion to celebrate older persons in our lives as sources of wisdom and... Read more
09, 05, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the impact of ageism on the human rights of older people here at home and all around the world. In response, GRAN has recently endorsed a letter... Read more
30, 09, 2019
The UN has designated October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons. This year’s theme is “The Journey to Age Equality” with a focus on ways to cope with existing inequalities and to... Read more
24, 05, 2019
In our May GRAN Update, we heard that the 10th annual session of the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing had taken place at the United Nations (UN) this past April.
The... Read more
Sep 29, 2023
Fully 30% of all food produced for human consumption is never eaten. Around 13% of food produced globally is lost during harvest, storage, or transport, while an estimated 17% is wasted in our... Read more
Sep 18, 2023
“Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.” -- António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations The world is at the halfway point in progress... Read more
Sep 15, 2023
Women in Sierra Leone are breaking barriers to build a new maternity centre. Sixty percent of the construction workers on site are women. “It is for us, the women who will give birth here. That... Read more
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